Do we need the cross bar adaptor that you can buy seperately or the foam padding? We will be putting a kid's bike on the rack, too.
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If it were me I would try it first without. You can always get one later. However if the seller allows returns and covers shipping... Why not get it? This rack is really strong and may hold it on one tine if it is strapped down well. Another idea is to hook one part of the bike on a tine and tie the other end to a tine. I hope this helps.
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The bars that the bike sitts on are 20 inches apart from the outside. If the frame is 20 inches long, where the bars will rest, it should work as it is. I tie the wheels to feep them from moving from left or right.
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You may or may not need the cross bar adapter. It is needed for girls bikes & some kids bikes that have an angled or very small top crossmember on the bike itself. You should have each bike resting on 2 arms. As for the padding, I did not get any additional. The parts of the rack that touch the car have pads on them. And the 2 arms that hold the bikes are rubber coated. I am still using this rack alot & don't have any damage to my vehicles or the bikes.
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I got (2) kids bikes on mine (plus 2 adults) without the extra bar or padding. The girl bikes sit slightly differently as they don't have the upper cross bar. I hang them from the lower bar of the bike (on one arm) and the small area between the seat and rear tire (on the other arm). It works fine.
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Hi! Unfortunately this rack will not fit on the bike you are referring to. Thanks.
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Joe,The rack is adjustable, you can move the rails apart to make room for the larger bikes. I carry two Honda Ruckus on mine and they are fat heavy little scooters.
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It came with all of the parts I needed. Depending on the size of your bars, you may need to make different adapters or add a couple wraps of tape to make them snug. I used a couple of pieces of double faced tape to hold the adapters in place. That was not included and I could have done without it if I had a helper.
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Thanks! I should have mentioned I am using foam blocks w/straps right now so I will use same on the rack:-)
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You need to have a roof mount bike rack that requires cross bars. The LoadWarior front and rear edge bars act as cross bars of a roof rack so you can attach something like a Yakima ForkLift bike rack (Yakima Part no. 8002098) or really any roof mountable bike rack. Hope this helps.
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You need the rack as well as side bars. Without these the bags will be unstable for sure.
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problematic. While the rack adjusts, a child's bike would likely be too small.
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You may need a bar adapter like this: Allen Sports Tension Bar Bicycle Cross-Bar Adaptor It depends on the geometry/size of the bike frame.
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Charise, the cross bar adaptor is for bikes that don't have a top tube that is horizontal (or close to it). Bike frames that slope down, such as traditional women's frames would need one, and some modern mountain bikes also have sloping top tubes--they would need one as well. If the top tubes on your bikes are horizontal or nearly-horizontal, the rack will hold them fine without the adaptors.
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For the best fit and security, yes, essential. Some ladies bikes fit but angled. My wife's bike is an odd angle so did not fit any bike rack.
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Yeah. But it's not really bike specific it's handle bar specific. And if your handle bars are stock then they are most likely the skinny renthals with the crossbar. Either way if you buy these and you have the fatbars all you would have to do is get the oversized mount
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There is an expandable length "frame adapter bar" available from rack suppliers Thule, Yakima, Performance Bike has an Xport brand, etc. that quick snaps between seatpost and handlebar stem so you have one long cross bar to hook into your car rack clamp that's designed for a horizontal frame bar. They adapt womens cuved tube/step through frames, oversized frame tubes or odd frame designs (like mountain bikes often have), and kids bikes.
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If you have a single bar you can buy the mounting bracket. My set up has two cross bars so I just bought two sets of hooks
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I bought this thing and could not get it to work on my ladies schwinn cruiser bike. It seems to need the cross bar (which I thought were only on mens bikes). Am I missing somthing because I am thinking of sending it back.
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Like others have said, converter bar will generally be easier. The problem with my women's frame bikes is two-fold: either the space between the sloped top tube and the down tube is too small to clear the back each of the bike holders (the back is higher than the front) OR the water bottle cage interferes with placing the woman's bike on the Swagman rack. I ended up buying converter bars for my 3 women's bikes to make it work better.
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I don't use the extra bar. I've only used it for a few trips, but so far, so good. I just turn the back wheel more superiorly so the bar sits on the rack. I suppose shifting might be more of an issue on longer trips.